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‖ brise-bise|ˈbriːzbiːz|
Also erron. brise-à-bise, bris-à-bris; colloq. brisby.
[Fr., lit. ‘wind-breaker’.]
A curtain of net or lace for the lower part of a window. Also attrib.
1912Queen 10 Aug. 266/1 Brise-bise curtains of striped net. 1923Daily Mail 14 Feb. 1 (Advt.), Cream Hem-stitched Lace and Insertion Casements and Brise Bise. Ibid. 17 Apr. 14 Insertion Brise a bise. Ibid. 29 May 15 The Brise-bise Lace Curtain (familiarly called a ‘Brisby’). Ibid. 14 Aug. 1/3 Cotton net..suitable for gowns, bris-à-bris. |